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1. Start fund to buy copyrights for works no longer in copyright in an electronic form with rights to print. 2. Relicense works that have been purchased where
by fnord123 10y ago
1. Start fund to buy copyrights for works no longer in copyright in an electronic form with rights to print.
2. Relicense works that have been purchased where possible for open access.
3. sell subscriptions to people to accrue money which helps buy works.
4. Let people who subscribe prioritize the purchases.
5. Let people who leech know that they are slowing the purchase process down by merely reading and not contributing.
6. Negotiate buy out clauses for those who claim royalties on their out of print works (shouldn't be much since the works weren't in print and hence no royalties could be produced!)
7. Start fund for authors to actually produce new works. Delivery of payment upon completion of work. ~patron model.
8. Probably work with writers' guilds and unions to help make sure payments are fare and reflect the needs of authors. But don't let them take the piss and renegotiate contracts when they let go of royalties for their out of print work but their work suddenly becomes popular.